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Where is Holywell?

Holywell is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, seven miles east of the town of Beaminster, 28 miles west of the major town of Poole, 51 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 116 miles south-west of London. Holywell lies three miles south-east of the Somerset border. Holywell falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Holywell is Dorchester.

Holywell on a map

Map showing extent of Holywell as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Holywell
Map showing location of Holywell within the UK
Location of Holywell within the UK

Which county is Holywell in?

Holywell is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.

Ceremonial CountyDorset
Historic CountyDorset
Administrative CountyDorset

Where is Holywell in Dorset?

Holywell is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.

Map showing location of Holywell within Dorset
Location of Holywell within Dorset

What is the postcode for Holywell?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Holywell is DT2 0LQ.

Where is Holywell in DT2?

Holywell is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Holywell within DT2
Location of Holywell within DT2

What is the post town for Holywell?

The post town for Holywell is Dorchester. Holywell is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Holywell?

The centre of Holywell is located at position 50.83667° latitude and -2.58041° longitude.

Latitude50.83667°
Longitude-2.58041°

What is the easting and northing of Holywell?

The centre of Holywell is located at the grid reference easting 359225 and northing 104288 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting359225
Northing104288

What are the nearest towns to Holywell?

Position of Holywell relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Holywell to the centre of the town.

east
7m
Holywell is 7 miles east of Beaminster
south
8m
Holywell is 8 miles south of Yeovil
south
8m
Holywell is 8 miles south of Sherborne
east
10m
Holywell is 10 miles east of Crewkerne
north-west
10m
Holywell is 10 miles north-west of Dorchester
north-east
11m
Holywell is 11 miles north-east of Bridport
south-west
12m
Holywell is 12 miles south-west of Stalbridge
south-east
13m
Holywell is 13 miles south-east of South Petherton
south-west
14m
Holywell is 14 miles south-west of Sturminster Newton
north
15m
Holywell is 15 miles north of Chickerell

What are the nearest cities to Holywell?

Position of Holywell relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Holywell to the centre of the city.

south
26m
Holywell is 26 miles south of Wells
south-west
38m
Holywell is 38 miles south-west of Salisbury
south
39m
Holywell is 39 miles south of Bath
east
42m
Holywell is 42 miles east of Exeter
south
43m
Holywell is 43 miles south of Bristol
south-east
51m
Holywell is 51 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
52m
Holywell is 52 miles west of Southampton
south
55m
Holywell is 55 miles south of Newport
west
58m
Holywell is 58 miles west of Winchester
west
65m
Holywell is 65 miles west of Portsmouth